chief of staff

noun phrase

1
: the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces serving as principal adviser to a commander
2
: the ranking officer of the army or air force and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Examples of chief of staff in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Britt served as Shelby's chief of staff and as president of the Business Council of Alabama. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024 Recommended In June 2006, he was named director-general of Haiti’s Ministry of Health and later became its chief of staff, helping to manage the government’s response to a devastating 2010 earthquake. Dánica Coto, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024 In 2018, Mariscal was promoted to chief of staff and creative director. Jasmine Li, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024 Also on the ballot were Van Tran, who is currently serving as Do’s chief of staff, with 18% of the vote, and Westminster Councilmember Kimberly Ho and business owner Michael Vo, who both had about 6%. Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2024 Foster was Montgomery Steppe’s longtime chief of staff. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024 Combs’ chief of staff, Kristina Khorram; Universal Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge; former Motown CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam; and Combs’ adult son, Justin, are also named as defendants. Lisa Respers France, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024 Other defendants named are Combs’ chief of staff Kristina Khorram, his son Justin Combs, and Motown Records and Universal Music Group, among others. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024 In his filing, Jones names Combs’ son Justin; his chief of staff, Kristina Khorram; Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge; former Motown Records CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam; and numerous record labels and Jane and John Does. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chief of staff was in 1862

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“Chief of staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chief%20of%20staff. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

chief of staff

1
: the ranking officer of a staff in the armed forces who advises a commander
2
: the ranking officer of the army or air force
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